When Collaboration Fails

When Collaboration Fails

We all have done it. You enter into a community project, a presentation, a “team-time”, or some other form of collaboration, and then the unthinkable happens – someone in the group decides that there is only one solution! Do they really believe there is only one way...
7 Stages of Effective Relationships

7 Stages of Effective Relationships

How do we develop “effective” relationships that are real, impactful, honest (not fake), and in some cases “protective” of our work? I think there is a misunderstanding among leaders about what “effective” really means in the professional sense. Does it mean dinners...
Why Suspension is Not the Answer

Why Suspension is Not the Answer

I had a conversation with an administrator today in one of Colorado’s premier school districts regarding suspension. He was asking for advice on how to fix a situation that seemed really broken or backward to him. This past week during a regular school bus stop one of...